Overview
Southern Kyushu has its own burial type - a shaft dug down and a chamber cut sideways, found nowhere else.
About this place
Tōjin Kofun Cluster (唐仁古墳群) is a group of Kofun period burial mounds located in the Shinkawanishi neighborhood of the town of Higashikushira, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The site been protected as a National Historic Site since 1934. It is the largest group of burial mounds in Kagoshima Prefecture, and includes the largest kofun in the prefecture, the Tōjin Ōtsuka Kofun (唐仁大塚古墳)
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：5th century Highlights / collection：Tojin Tumulus Group, Underground chamber tombs Genre：Antique art and Buddhist art
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